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weeks, but violence has surged over the past three days. in a tv address today, thailand s prime minister accusaccuse ed dissidents of trying to start a civil war. the only survivor of wednesday s plane crash in libya is now back home in the netherlands. 9-year-old little ruben, he s become to be known, left tripoli crying on a stretcher this morning along with his aunt and uncle and a doctor. ruben s mother, father and a brother were among the 103 victims of that crash. he was the sole survivor of the entire crash. the boy had four hours of surgery to repair multiple fractures to his legs, but doctors say he is recovering well. his treatment will continue in a dutch capital. and the cause of wednesday s crash is still under investigation. a look at our other top stories now. bp says it is making progress against that massive oil leak in the gulf. they hope to have a mile long tube inserted into the gushing
desk with that little boy, the lone survivor in that plane crash in libya. a dutch foreign ministry official is saying that 9-year-old little ruben will be going home by tomorrow, saturday, and that he has been told that his parents perished in that plane crash by his aunt and uncle who had rushed to be by his side. he is doing much better, doctors say, after surgery to pend his fractured legs, and they feel he ll do better emotionally if he s home, so that announcement coming out about 9-year-old ruben. jon and jane? jon: it s one of the most spectacular events on earth, and there are only a few chances left to catch it. a live look at space shuttle atlantis. just about 90 minutes from now